Get ready to celebrate Record Store Day. Find your nearest record store, where you can get exclusive access to new vinyl releases, event locations, and more.
I’ve been record collecting, this time round, since 2015 and know how intimidating it can be for a female or pop collector in record shops…when I knew I was being made redundant from my job I decided I wanted to open a specialist record shop for the pop people – one where its reversed and you have to hunt out the rock amongst all the pop giants.
Light and airy…all tastes welcome….no overreaching to get to the back of the bins….dogs very welcome.
First was Lady Gaga The Fame and Marina’s Electra Heart….last was some preloved 80s including Transvision Vamp and A-Ha.
Pricebusters under Blackpool Towers record stall where I begged to have the ex-jukebox 7” of Transvision Vamp Baby I Don’t Care
JM Records in Exeter as they are also big pop fans like me.
Being laughed at for buying Bananarama at a record fair…this is when I knew a popcentric record shop was needed.
Hard one but either Fleetwood Mac with the Rumours era 5 at IOW or Prince at Hop Farm Festival in Kent
Daisy Jones and The Six
I’d like to pretend its something cool but really its Grease (Grease 2 not far behind)
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Spinning Around – Kylie (Obviously)
All Too Well 10 Minute Version – Taylor Swift to get my monies worth.
Kylie, Taylor, Lana….basically all the pop ladies….but with the Rumours era Fleetwood Mac, early 70s Elton John and Madonna in the mid-1980s just to see them at their peak.
Rumours – Fleetwood Mac